diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/url_validation.js b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/url_validation.js
index e44fa241cbf..7952c48992e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/url_validation.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/url_validation.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ManageIQ.angular.app.directive('urlValidation', function() {
       };
 
       var validUrl = function(s) {
-        return s.substring(0, 8) === 'https://' || s.substring(0, 7) === 'http://';
+        return s.substring(0, 8) === 'https://' || s.substring(0, 7) === 'http://' || s.match(/^[-\w:.]+@.*:/);
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/views/ansible_repository/_repository_form.html.haml b/app/views/ansible_repository/_repository_form.html.haml
index 4ed7b3a098f..a78ab9a3f18 100644
--- a/app/views/ansible_repository/_repository_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/ansible_repository/_repository_form.html.haml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         %span.help-block{"ng-show" => "angularForm.scm_url.$error.required"}
           = _("Required")
         %span.help-block{"ng-show" => "angularForm.scm_url.$error.urlValidation"}
-          = _("URL must include a protocol (http:// or https://)")
+          = _("URL must include a protocol (http:// or https://) or be a valid SSH path (user@server:path)")
     .form-group
       %label.col-md-2.control-label
         = _('SCM credentials')